diff --git a/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/views/__init__.py b/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/views/__init__.py
index 689e3d6..f958b96 100644
--- a/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/views/__init__.py
+++ b/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/views/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class ViewTestCase:
             )
         )
         
-    def _test_form(self, response, context_key, form_class):
+    def assertHasForm(self, response, context_key, form_class):
         self._test_has_context_key(response, context_key)
         self.assertEqual(
             type(response.context[context_key]),
@@ -25,4 +25,48 @@ class ViewTestCase:
                 context_key,
                 form_class.__name__
             ) 
-        )
\ No newline at end of file
+        )
+
+    def assertHttpCode(self, response, code):
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response.status_code, code,
+            "Expected an HTTP %s response, but got HTTP %s" % (
+                code,
+                response.status_code
+            )
+        )
+
+    def assertHttpOK(self, response):
+        self.assertHttpCode(response, 200)
+
+    def assertHttpCreated(self, response):
+        self.assertHttpCode(response, 201)
+
+    def assertHttpRedirect(self, response, redirect_to):
+        '''
+        Assert that we had any redirect status code.
+        '''
+
+        self.assertTrue(
+            300 <= response.status_code < 400,
+            'Expected an HTTP 3XX (redirect) response, but got HTTP %s' %
+            response.status_code
+        )
+        
+        self.assertEqual(response['Location'], redirect_to)
+
+
+    def assertHttpBadRequest(self, response):
+        self.assertHttpCode(response, 400)
+
+    def assertHttpUnauthorized(self, response):
+        self.assertHttpCode(response, 401)
+
+    def assertHttpForbidden(self, response):
+        self.assertHttpCode(response, 403)
+
+    def assertHttpNotFound(self, response):
+        self.assertHttpCode(response, 404)
+
+    def assertHttpMethodNotAllowed(self, response):
+        self.assertHttpCode(response, 405)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/views/test_base_views.py b/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/views/test_base_views.py
index 5efa093..b3d8ae2 100644
--- a/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/views/test_base_views.py
+++ b/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/views/test_base_views.py
@@ -1,55 +1,39 @@
 import datetime
 
-from django.test import TestCase, Client
+from django.test import TestCase, RequestFactory, Client
 from django.urls import reverse_lazy
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User, AnonymousUser
+from django.contrib.messages.storage.fallback import FallbackStorage
 
 from lostplaces_app.models import Place
+from lostplaces_app.views import IsAuthenticatedMixin
 
-from django.contrib.auth.models import User
-
-class TestIsAuthenticatedMixin(TestCase):
-
+class TestIsAuthenticatedMixin(RedirectTestCase):
+        
     @classmethod
     def setUpTestData(cls):
         user = User.objects.create_user(
             username='testpeter',
             password='Develop123'
         )
-        
-        place = Place.objects.create(
-            name='Im a place',
-            submitted_when=datetime.datetime.now(),
-            submitted_by=User.objects.get(username='testpeter').explorer,
-            location='Testtown',
-            latitude=50.5,
-            longitude=7.0,
-            description='This is just a test, do not worry'
-        )
-        place.tags.add('I a tag', 'testlocation')
-        place.save()
-        
-    def setUp(self):
-        self. client = Client()
 
     def test_logged_in(self):
-        self.client.login(username='testpeter', password='Develop123')
-        response = self.client.get(reverse_lazy('place_detail', kwargs={'pk': 1}))
+        request = RequestFactory().get('/')
+        request.user = User.objects.get(id=1)
+
+        response = IsAuthenticatedMixin.as_view()(request)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
     def test_not_logged_in(self):
-        url = reverse_lazy('place_detail', kwargs={'pk': 1})
-        response = self.client.get(url, follow=True)
-        self.assertRedirects(
-            response=response,
-            expected_url='?'.join([str(reverse_lazy('login')), 'next=/place/1/']),
-            status_code=302, 
-            target_status_code=200, 
-            msg_prefix='''Accesing an IsAuthenticatedMixin view while not logged should
-            redirect to login page with redirect params
-            ''', 
-            fetch_redirect_response=True
-        )
+        request = RequestFactory().get('/someurl1234')
+        request.user = AnonymousUser()
+        request.session = 'session'
+        messages = FallbackStorage(request)
+        request._messages = messages
+
+        response = IsAuthenticatedMixin.as_view()(request)
+        self.assertRedirectsTo(response, '?'.join([str(reverse_lazy('login')), 'next=/someurl1234']))
+      
         self.assertTrue(response.context['messages'])
         self.assertTrue(len(response.context['messages']) > 0)
 
diff --git a/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/views/test_place_views.py b/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/views/test_place_views.py
index a7caf1e..387285c 100644
--- a/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/views/test_place_views.py
+++ b/lostplaces/lostplaces_app/tests/views/test_place_views.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class TestPlaceCreateView(ViewTestCase, TestCase):
         self.client.login(username='testpeter', password='Develop123')
         response = self.client.get(reverse_lazy('place_create'))
         
-        self._test_form(response, 'place_image_form', PlaceImageCreateForm)
-        self._test_form(response, 'place_form', PlaceForm)
+        self.assertHasForm(response, 'place_image_form', PlaceImageCreateForm)
+        self.assertHasForm(response, 'place_form', PlaceForm)
         
 class TestPlaceListView(ViewTestCase, TestCase):
     view = PlaceListView